As of Tuesday afternoon, the New York Islanders have officially relieved both general manager Garth Snow and head coach Dough Weight of their duties. Lou Lamoriello has taken full control of the organization and clearly isn’t shy about making changes. Now the rebuild of staff can truly begin.
Fans of the Islanders have been clamoring for Garth Snow to be fired for many seasons and have finally gotten a suitable replacement. However, what they’ve had less time to consider is who should said new GM be surrounded by. With only a season and a half to judge Weight by, it was uncertain whether looking for a new coach was worth the time.